With Ellie pushed against the floor in scratches, but a serene expression, the destruction that poured throughout the Oxfell Arton from the Eagor's spectacular onslaught astonished others in situ with queries still to be answered.
"A fantastic ending for a beaten pirate. You've identified yourself as one of the agency's targets. I thought these pirates would be more difficult, but they're as flimsy as a stick in the end. Was it really necessary to enlist the help of the 'Foremost Agents'? That's a lot less dissatisfying."
Eagor, slowly turned around and walked away, unconcerned about anything else, but he suddenly felt a stronger energy echoing behind his cybernetic body. Ellie's hands shook and rose to his feet in a heroic position.
"Was that all? Was that supposed to be your strongest attack?"
He clutched the top of his head and cast a menacing side glance, which piqued Eagor's interest, who had calmly recovered a serious glare. Ellie wiped the dust from his face and revealed no evidence of pain or scratches, just dirt from the fall.
"That is dejecting. I've faced tougher opponents than you, and would it be fair to my reputation if I was knocked out so easily with such a feeble attack? Oh well, at the very least, I'm not worried about anything else anymore. Do you have any idea why? Because the battle has come to an end."
"You're quite confident after taking a nearly fatal attack. Should you really continue fighting?"
"Yeah, of course. I've been born to fight, even received the top rank in my clan. So, if I can't defeat a moron like you, then who am I to call myself a top duelist? Consider this. I'll let you live if you order the 'Foremost Agents' to stop hunting us down. If that's not doable, then witness my wrath."
"I cannot disobey the orders or lie to the upper agency. I must eliminate you before you cause any more harm to this island."
"Fine, but before I beat the crap outta you. Mind telling me where I could find somebody that knows about the 'Multi-Reality Gate'? I really want to get back home so if that's possible, I'd really appreciate your assistance."
Eagor, on the other hand, opened his mouth and said nothing in response to Ellie's request. He began to gather up the immense energy inside his mouth and charge up a massive laser that might annihilate the place once more.
"I guess not. Looks like, killing me is your only desire. Well, do I look like I care. Because, all I need is five seconds and you'll be crushed like metal...."
"Have you ever wondered how amazing rainbows are? Well, I'll show you."
Ellie knelt at the bottom of his feet, one fist pressing into the earth and the other clinging to his knee.
"Prismatic Lightning! 100 Million Volts, Thunder! God Speed Devastation!"
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Ayuka's seriously injured body, which had been stabbed in the back, was crouched on the floor. She bled quickly, despite the fact that she had been breathing heavily and experiencing excruciating pain throughout her body. She coughed blood, felt immobile on the spot, and couldn't breathe.
"D-Damn it. Where did that spike come from...? What happened? Was it her who did it?"
Karisa dashed up behind Ayuka and carefully held her coughing body. She felt the anguish and saw that the spike in her chest was sharp like metal, and it was only then that she recognized what had happened.
"You're hurt! This isn't good! Will you be all right? Ayuka, we need to find you a doctor as soon as possible!"
"I wouldn't really say I'm good, having a spike stabbed through your chest. But we can't... There's no way she'll let us go. We need to take her down as soon as possible! Argh!"
"Ayuka! Don't move! It'll just worsen your pain! What even happened? That spike came growing from the building, but it doesn't make any sense, unless..."
When Karisa comprehended what had happened, she recognized that Naeve's hair could morph into sharp spikes that could stretch forth and summon spikes from all across the terrain. Her hair had been stretched out into a loop toward the wall when it was displayed to her.
"What a pain in the neck! You dare to detract from my beauty by inflicting blood and scratches on my pricy body! Nobody is permitted to live if they do that! I'll pierce your spine the same way I did your scumbag over there!"
("She has extreme power in wielding that whip, and she can morph her own hair into spikes? What am I supposed to do about that? There's nothing I can do! All I have to do now is bring, Ayuka somewhere place safe, and a doctor as soon as possible!")
Karisa shivered with fear and sweat, and her eyes, shook in reaction. She considered her options carefully, but she realized that fleeing would be futile because she would be burdened by Ayuka's crippled and immobile body.
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When the restaurant door opened, Nina dashed inside, sweating profusely from her exertion, and asked for instructions to the kitchen without hesitation.
"Please! Which door leads to the kitchen in this restaurant! I need to talk to the chef immediately!"
People stared at each other. Nina was bewildered when they dined in the dining area, with a waitress directing her rapidly to the kitchen.
"It's the first left door through that hallway, next to the restrooms. But we're really busy at the moment."
"I don't care! This is urgent!"
Customers began to converse in hushed tones in the restaurant, while waiters and waitresses did their best to understand the urgency.
She hurried down the corridor and rushed into the kitchen, where the chefs all turned to face her and heard her yell Tim's name, who was eating an apple in front of the sink and staring at her puzzled.
"Tim! The agency unleashed an attack on all of us, and the city is already in shambles! Please hurry!"
"What?! But I didn't do anything!"
"It isn't your fault... For once! I suppose one of us produced a commotion in one part of town, causing them to become frightened and ask for backup, which included the higher-ups and the majority of the agents who had already wrecked havoc around the city!"
"I'm sorry pops! But, I gotta get going!"
"Hey! Nobody allowed you to leave the workplace! Get back here you 'dish breaker'!"
"Nina! Hurry up and look for everyone! Make sure to inform them that they must return to the ship! We're getting ready to leave! We are currently unable to cope with an entire agency! Find them and inform them that the those were the captain's orders! Once you've gathered them, make sure you wait at the ship and pack everything you'll need for the trip! Understand that we're leaving today?!"
"Y-Yeah! G-Got it! On my way?!"
They sprinted through the door, while the cooks happened to be confused and annoyed by the sudden commotion.
"Shouldn't we go after him?"
"No. Leave him be. Our business with them for today over here is done..."
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Ellie remained motionless in the midst of the immense wreckage, one arm outstretched and formed into a fist, a transparent and multicolored trail visible in a zigzag pattern on the floor. Ellie's body had been spitting out lightning that dissipated in the breeze, while Elliott stood on the roof in the distance, fists and eyes shaking, shocked at the storming attack that Ellie unleashed.
Ellie, on the other hand, had straightened Eagor's body and cleaned away the dust as he lay in the wall, shattered into bits.
"It wasn't necessary, but even a cyborg can't endure such high voltage electricity,"
("How can that be? My eyes aren't misleading me, right...? He really did that? I witnessed everything, yet for someone so random as him, I never thought anyone could top me in electricity manipulation.")
Ellie finally found Elliott on the roof and looked at him, puzzled, a storm of questions running through his mind.
"Hey. Elliott. How long did you spend up there?"
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Codey arrived at his destination. The organization. He had gone to the top of the wall and glanced over it, but there was a reward just a few meters away. Yules stood calmly and solemnly, showing no other emotions, and Codey could only guess that a conflict was about to begin.
"My assumption turned out to be right. Someone did make the decision to try to break into the agency. But, this is the end of your journey, Nomura Codey."
Even though they'd entered this reality from another and no one seemed to recognize them, Codey's eyes widened and he shuddered in surprise to find that one of the agents recognized his name.
"Y-You... Y-You know who I am? T-That makes no sense..."
"Of course I know who you are. I wasn't the son of your father for nothing to never learn your true identity. It's been quite a while, brother..."
"B-Brother?!"
To be continued...